This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.74
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software-properties (0.74) karmic; urgency=low
* debian/rules:
- use DH_PYTHON=include-links
* add support for drag-n-drop public key blocks
* fix error() function
* add right click menu to authication
Thanks for your bugreport.
I added drag-n-drop and a right-click menu for paste now to the
authentication tab. This will be part of the next (karmic) upload.
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Fix Committed
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Authentication Import key as copy-paste option
Edited text:
Today most keys are shared as copy-paste snippets on web pages (example:
https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA#Adding%20a%20PPA%20to%20your%20Ubuntu%20repositories).
The user needs to go through the extra steps to copy text, create a text
file, paste in text and locate this text
